Obstruction & awards

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

As has been already stated, the only thing that matters here is the base the umpire felt the OBS runner would have made had the OBS not occurred. Not the coach's logic, nor his ability, apparently, to sell it to the umpiring crew. The only issue at hand is the base the umpire felt the runner would have achieved had the OBS not occurred.

To start, why B2 rounding 3B? Where is the coach who should know the ball is at the plate and should be holding the runner?

Secondly, it says the BU "wants" to score the obstructed runner, not that the runner would have scored had the obstruction not occurred. If I'm the BU, I'm keeping my mouth shut and dropping the arm.

If you insist the runner would have scored had the OBS not occurred after the preceding unobstructed runner was nearly put out at the plate, you have exposed a weakness (even if only perceived) in your ability to properly assess a play and player's abilities.

While the coach's assertion that achieving two bases after the OBS is a load of crap, the logic that the OBS runner would not have scored had the OBS not occurred based upon the play on the preceding runner seems to be accurate.